A fitting tribute to Canada’s seventh Prime Minister. And the similarities to Star Trek’s Mr. Spock are extensive.
Where Laurier said (of English and French Canadians living together):
Two races share today the soil of Canada. These people had not always been friends. But I hasten to say it. There is no longer any family [...]
“Many of our most serious problems as a country can be traced to the apathy and non-involvement of Canadians in public affairs, and to decisions that too frequently ignore the popular will…. We believe in accountability of elected representatives to the people who elect them, and that the duty of elected members to their constituents [...]
After Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’ whiplash-inducing 180 degree attitude adjustment on all things China, our future sino-verlords were only too happy to pause their scowling for a moment to grant a humbled Canada their “approved tourist destination” status. This means that the flood gates of cheap plastic crap merchandise will remain open for Canadians, [...]
